AUV Bluefin-9

MOST POWERFUL SENSOR PACKAGE IN A TWO-MAN PORTABLE UUV The General Dynamics Mission Systems Bluefin™-9 autonomous unmanned underwater vehicle provides unmatched high-resolution data, leading navigation, data processing and mission turnaround time in a two-man portable UUV. Featuring a full carbon fiber body, a carefully selected and smartly integrated suite of sensors, latest generation communications and navigational components, and new onboard processing capabilities, the Bluefin-9 is the professional’s tool to know what's below. Standard payloads: Side Scan Sonar With Full Swath Bathymetry HD Machine Vision Camera Sound Velocity Sensor + Temperature + Pressure Turbidity Fluorometry UNMATCHED DATA QUALITY The Bluefin-9’s integrated Sonardyne Solstice Multi-Aperture Sonar (MAS) provides high-resolution data across the entire 200m swath range. The Sonardyne Solstice MAS enables operators to view their data in 3D. Bathymetric data and side scan imagery can be viewed in the same instance to produce detailed digital terrain maps. INSIDE THE BLUEFIN-9 The Bluefin-9’s tightly integrated commercial off-the-shelf sensors deliver best-in-class imagery and collect bathymetric and environmental data, including data on water currents, temperature, salinity and turbidity. Designed for detailed hydrographic surveys, the Bluefin-9 is outfitted with Sonardyne Solstice Multi-Aperture Sonar (MAS) that provides high-resolution imagery even in littoral waters. The Bluefin-9 is also equipped with Nortek Doppler Velocity Logs (DVLs) that collect information on water currents up to 30 meters.